Varicella Case Study (Peds) (30 min)
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Outline
A 7-year-old child has come to the hospital for a rash for 3 days. Upon inspection of the rash the nurse notes small itchy blisters across the child’s chest, arms, abdomen, and back, some of which have crusts on them and some that are wet and oozing. The child is itching the rash and looks uncomfortable. The child has a temperature of 101°F, all other vital signs are within normal limits.
Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
What is the most important question the nurse needs to ask the parents at this time?
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The mother reports she feels that vaccines are poison and does not want her children to have them.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
What kind of preventable disease has this child likely contracted?
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
What kind of precautions does this child need to be placed under?
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The child is miserable but has received Motrin for the fever and pain as well as being started on Acyclovir. The nurse also rubbed calamine lotion on the blisters to help with itching.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
What else could the nurse do to help decrease spreading of the fluid in the blisters?
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Term 4, Week 2
Concepts Covered:
- Integumentary Disorders
- Tissues and Glands
- Integumentary Important Points
- Integumentary Disorders
- Terminology
- Postoperative Nursing
- Musculoskeletal Trauma
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Medication Administration
- Microbiology
- Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
- Immunological Disorders
- Oncology Disorders
- Infectious Disease Disorders
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
Study Plan Lessons
Integumentary (Skin) Course Introduction
Epithelial (Skin) Tissues
Integumentary (Skin) Module Intro
Burn Injuries
Types of Epithelial (Skin) Tissue
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Herpes Zoster – Shingles
Integumentary (Skin) Important Points
Skin Structure & Function
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Psoriasis
Impetigo
Integumentary (Skin) Assessment
Integumentary (Skin) Terminology
Surgical Incisions & Drain Sites
Wound Care – Assessment
Wound Care – Selecting a Dressing
Wound Care – Dressing Change
Wound Care – Wound Drains
Topical Medications
Different Dressings
Anti-Infective – Antifungals
Burn Injuries
Burn Injury Case Study (60 min)
Cortisone (Cortone) Nursing Considerations
Impetigo
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Burn Injury (First, Second, Third degree)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cellulitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Eczema (Infantile or Childhood) / Atopic Dermatitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Herpes Zoster – Shingles
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Impetigo
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Lyme Disease
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Pressure Ulcer / Decubitus Ulcer (Pressure Injury)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Skin cancer – Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Varicella / Chickenpox
Nursing Case Study for Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Pressure Ulcers/Pressure injuries (Braden scale)
Skin Cancer
Varicella Case Study (Peds) (30 min)
Wound Care – Dressing Change